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Piz Gloria is a rotating panoramic restaurant at the top of the Schilthorn (2970m). The restaurant overlooks the Lauterbrunnen Valley and the peaks of the Mönch, Eiger and Jungfrau. The building makes a complete rotation in 55 minutes and is best known thanks to James Bond.

Welcome to the Bernese Oberland, where snowy alpine summits have been made accessible by a network of cogwheel trains and cable cars. Few regions have a beautiful mountain landscape, and in many less regions, this landscape is easily accessible. Something has to be done about that, they thought in the Switzerland of the 19th century.

In this article we follow the Chianti Wine Route or Chiantigiana (SR 222) throughout one of Italy's most beautiful and charming regions. The road swings through the Tuscan hills of the Chianti Classico wine region along thousands of hectares of vineyards, all of which produce the Chianti Classico DOCG (the highest classification for Chianti). We leave in Florence and drive along the many picturesque villages to Siena.

The Alsace wine route or route des vins d'Alsace twist through the valleys near the Franco-German border. Although the route itself is not that long, there is much to experience and taste in the many picturesque towns and villages we will pass. This route is ideal for gourmet excursions.